Virginia man faces drunken boating charges
BARNSTABLE – A Virginia man arrested Tuesday afternoon on a charge of operating a boat while drunk almost struck the Hy-Line vessel Grey Lady as it entered Hyannis Harbor, according to court...
View ArticleHigh court upholds Brewster woman's conviction for inhumane treatment of dogs
Ruling finds Leanne Trefry left animals confined on trash-filled property for year.
View ArticleYarmouth community reaches out to disabled veteran after theft
Donations help vacationing family after belongings reported stolen.
View ArticleDennis man charged after crash
HARWICH — A 21-year-old Dennis man faces a slew of charges after a passenger in a car he was driving was injured when the car struck a utility pole on Route 28 early Thursday morning, police...
View ArticleFall River man sentenced for sexual assault on child
BARNSTABLE — A 53-year-old Fall River man was sentenced Tuesday to 2½ years in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old...
View ArticleHyannis man held on assault charge
BARNSTABLE — A Hyannis man was arraigned Friday in Barnstable District Court on a charge of assault and battery on a household member.Benjamin Gomes, 38, is being held at the Barnstable County...
View ArticleProvincetown to increase police presence in wake of Orlando shootings
Summer precautions will not destroy 'way of life,' officials say.
View ArticleCommunity service officers walk the beat in Hyannis
HYANNIS — To expand its reach during the busiest months of the year, the Barnstable Police Department has hired six community service officers to patrol Main Street and act as liaisons between the...
View ArticlePolice release name of man wanted in theft from veteran
WEST YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth police have obtained a warrant for the arrest of Kevin Lima, 36, of Acushnet, on charges related the theft of personal belongings of a disabled veteran, according to a...
View ArticleSandwich firefighters battling 3-alarm brush fire
EAST SANDWICH — For the second time in as many days, firefighters from across the region are battling a brush fire off Route 130.The Sandwich Fire Department reported that it responded to the...
View ArticleBody found on Wellfleet beach
WELLFLEET — Police are investigating the death of a man after he was found on the beach on Lieutenant Island this afternoon, according to a statement from Wellfleet police.Around 12:30 p.m., police...
View ArticleChild struck by car in Sandwich
SANDWICH — A 9-year-old child was taken to a Rhode Island pediatric hospital after being struck by a car this afternoon, according to Sandwich police and fire officials. Sandwich police and fire crews...
View ArticleTrial date set in casino case
Judge declines to hear motion to block Mashpee Wampanoag's Taunton resort.
View ArticleProvincetown man faces 3rd OUI charge
ORLEANS — A 34-year-old Provincetown man was arrested Saturday night and charged with operating under the influence, third offense, after being pulled over on Route 6.A Truro police officer stopped...
View ArticleMaine man faces child rape charges
FALMOUTH — A 25-year-old Maine man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Falmouth District Court to four counts of rape of a child with force.Jason Bilodeau of Scarborough, Maine, was also arraigned in a...
View ArticleMashpee man to serve sentence for OUI
FALMOUTH — A 56-year-old Mashpee man was sentenced to 18 months in jail after he pleaded guilty Tuesday in Falmouth District Court to his third offense for drunken driving.Dennis J. Mahoney had been...
View ArticleFalmouth man gets 4-6 years in prison on meth charges
BARNSTABLE — A Falmouth man whom prosecutors accused of operating a meth lab in his home was sentenced Monday to four to six years in state prison.Edward Rooney pleaded guilty in the middle of his...
View Article3 accused of killing Hyannis woman indicted
BARNSTABLE — The three people accused of killing 28-year old Christine Ferreira in September were indicted Friday by a Barnstable County grand jury, according to the Cape and Islands District...
View ArticleHyannis street musician robbed; two arrested
HYANNIS — Two men were arrested Saturday night after snatching a guitar case containing money from a street musician and fleeing, police said. Joseph Gibson, 22, of Hyannis, and Kyle Mugford, 20,...
View ArticleNantucket man arrested on cocaine charges
NANTUCKET — After a monthlong narcotics investigation, Nantucket police arrested a man Friday on charges of three counts of cocaine distribution, subsequent offense, according to the Nantucket Police...
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